Automobile-starter.



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Y c. '1). JENNBY. A AUTOMOBILE STARTER.. I

APPLICATION FILED TUNE 22, 1911.

1,022,087. Patented Apr, 2, 19,12.

E E l @RTSI/nud UNITED STATES InniAmiroL'Is,Y INDIANA.

f CHARLES n. JENNEY, 0F

PATENT oEEToE `AUTOMOBILE`STARTER.

it that the major portion thereof may be standard and readily attached to any make of automobile by convenient vattaching members which may be especially designed for each make of automobile or may be made adjustable.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention'. y

Figure 1 is an axial section and Fig. 2 an end elevation. l

In the drawings, 10. indicates a suitable inclosing casing within which the apparatus is mounted and said casing is preferably provided with a pair of oppositely extending arms 11, ll'suitably formed for attachment to the frame ofl an automobile in proper position to connect with the engine shaft 12 in a manner to lbe described. Journaled within the casing 10 is ashaft 13 which, at its forward end, at 14 is formed to receive the usual hand crank. Surrounding shaft 13 and s ecured within casing 10 is a stationary clutch member 15' which is adapted to receive and co'o'perate with a clutch member 16 carried by a spring sleeve 17 which is journaled freely upon shaft 13.

` Secured to sleeve 17 so as to rotate therewith, is a threaded flange 18 which is Y t rough holes 23 formed in a portion threaded into a nut 19. Journalcd upon sleeve 17. is a winder 21 to which nut 19 is rotatively connected in such manner asto permit relative axial movement. The Winder 21 may conveniently bei casing for the spring. A convenient means f'or making this connection comprises one or more axiallyy extending pins 22 carried by the s ring casing'21 and `pro]ected freelyff nut 19. o Arran ed within spring casing 21 1s a sufficiently heavy volute sprlng 24, one end of which is attached to the spring sleeve 17 Speciication. of Letters Patent. i y

applicati@ filed June 22,

A The apparatus may take a considerable number of forms but I prefer to so construct 1911. Serial No. 634,751.

and the other to the Winder or spring casing 21.

vided at one end with al circumferential flange 26 which intel-locks with a ratchet "with shaft 13,'is a pawl-carrying member 28 lcarrying pawls` 29 formed to engage the winding rotation of spring 24. will vdrive shaft 13 in the direction indicated by the arrow. A spring 30 serves to norm lilly drive all of the parts thus far described toa posiber 16 is in engagement with clutch member 15. Secured to the -end of shaft 13s7 asto lrotate therewith is a clutch member 31 which is adapted to coperatel with-a clutch member 32 carried byv shaft ?12,' said last mentioned clutch members being normally out of-engagement with each other.v The is preferably a yielding one conveniently spring 31. Anybther separableconnection between shafts 13 and 12 will of course serve the same purpose. A

Journaled within casing 10 is a counter mesh-ingwithv agear 35 lsecured to Vor formed upon spring casing or Winder 21, one'or the other of the gears 34: and 35 having suiiicient axial length to maintain mesh of the gears throughout the axial movement ofv the spring casing 21. Also carriedv by shaft 33 isa llarger gear 36 which is meshed with a pinion 37 carried bythe shaft 38-of a small motor. 39 preferably mounted within or `any desired type, such, for instance, as an suitable means for starting and stopping automobile. able speed-reduction between the motor 39 and -thegear casing 21., the said motor may be of very low power.

l1, in order to give the engine shaft 12 a su cient number of revolutions to start the enmove'forward. This will slowly wind up spring 24, casing 21 rotating freely upon sleeve 17 which will be held against rotation Keyedto shaft 13 is a bushing 25 pro-k wheel 27 secured to sleeve 17. vMounted upon` bushing 25 and keyed thereto so as'to rotatel upon casing 10. This motor 39 may be of electric motor or afluid pressure motel-,and

this motor will be carried to the cab ofthe Because of the very consider- The operation is as follows: Starting.;

gine, the operator will cause motor 39l to" Patented Apta, 1912.

ratchet wheel'27 in lsuch manner that untion indicated in Fig. 1, where clutch mem connection between shaft 13 and clutch 31,

formed bypin v51, diagonal. vslot 52 and shaft 33, provided with a small pinion 31l ylosv with the parts inthe position shown in withdrawn from clutch 15, spring 24 will' lso by clutches ,15 and During this wind-A right, first entering clutch 31 into c utch 323 and finally withdrawing clutch 16 from clutch 15. If the crowns of the teeth of the two clutch members engage, the pin 51 and slot 52 canse the clutch member 31 to turn to the right, or in the direction of the arrow, as the endwise movement of the shaft continues; thus eventually producing the proper intermeshing of the teeth of the clutch members 31 and 32. As soon as clutch 1G is have been fully wound and sleeve 17 being thus freed for forward rotation, ratchet 27, acting upon'pawls A29, will drive shaft 13 forwardly and thus forwardly rotate shaft 12 and start the engine. The forward rotation of sleeve 17 will rotate the threads 18 within nut 19 and will thus cause nut 19 to move toward casing'21 until it engages an interposed washer 41 so as to crowd casing 21 over against shoulder 42 of sleeve 17 and thus prevent too great an unwinding of spring'24. Practically at this instant the engine connected with shaft 12 will have started forward under its own power and clutch 32 will therefore drive clutch 31 to the left so as to throw it out of engagement, spring 31 yielding during this movement, if necessary, while clutch 16 is seating clutch 15. Forward rotation of clutch 16 will, of course, cease immediately upon its entrance int-o clutch 15 and there will be some slight further forward rotation of clutch 31 thereafter, but this relative movement of the two clutch members 31 and 16 will be permitted by reason of the ratchet connection 28, 29, 27 between the two clutch members. lf, by chance, the engine should not start under the first operation of the device, spring 30 will serre to 'return all of the parts to nor` mal position as soon as they come to rest and the operaio. may then again start the small.

motor 39 so as to repeat the operation just described. v l

I cla-im as my invention:

1. in engine starter comprising a spring, a connecting member carried by one end of said spring for connection with the engine, means for temporarily restraining Av.said member from forward movement, a small motor, intermediate connections between said motor and the other end of the spring whereby said spring may be potentialized `by the motor, and means by which the spring may be automatically connected to an engine upon potentialization of said Sprints.' l l 2. An en Vle starter ycomprising a spring,

a releasable connecting member carried by one end of said 'spring for connection with the engine, means for temporarily restraining said member from forward movement, a small motor, and intermediate connections between said motor and the other end of the spring whereby said spring may be potentialized by the motor.

3. An engine starter comprising a shaft, a clutch member carried by said shaft and formed for engagement with an engine shaft, a spring-sleeve journaled on said shaft, a clutch member carried by said spring-sleeve, a stationary clutch member separably eoperating with said springsleeve clutch member', a threadedmember carried vby said. springssleeve, a Winder rotatable relative to the spring-sleeve, a spring connecting the said winder andV spr1ngsleeve, a threaded member carried by the winder and threaded upon the threaded member carried by the spring-sleeve, said two threaded members being relatively axially movable to cause alternate separation and restablishment of the clutching engagement between the spring-sleeve and the stationary Clutch and between the shaft and the engine, asmall motor, anda speed-decreasing driving train between said motor and the Winder.

4. An engine starter comprising a shaft, a

clutch member carried by said shaft and formed forengagement with an engine shaft, a spring-sleeve journaled on said shaft, a clutch member carried by said spring-sleeve, a stationary clutch member separably 'coperating with saidspring sleeve clutch member, a threaded member carried by said spring-sleeve; a winder rotatable relativej` to the springsleeve, a spring connecting the member carried by the Winder and threaded upon-the threaded member carried by-the spring-sleeve, said two threaded members being relatively axially movable to cause alternate separation and restablishment of the clutching engagement between the spring-sleeve and the stationary clutch and between the shaft and the engine.

5. Anengine starter comprising a main casing, a shaft jonrnaled therein, a clutch member carried by said shaft and adapted to engage an engine shaft, aspring-sleeve jonrnaled upon said shaft, a clutch member carried by said spring-sleeve, a `stationary clutch member from which the spring-sleeve clutch member is-'axially withdrawable, a Winder journaled on the spring-sleeve, a spring connecting the winder and springsleeve, a threaded member carried 4by the spring-sleeve, a threaded member rotatably carried by the Winder and aXiallymovable thereon, said threaded member coperating with the spring-sleeve threaded member said Winder and spring-sleeve, fand a threaded' and, at times, abutting against the casing, and a driving connection between the spring sleeve and the shaft operating in one direction only.

6. An engine starter comprising a main casing, a shaft jonrnaled therein, a clutch member carried b v said shaft andadapted to engage an engine shaft, ya springsleeve journaled upon' said shaft, a clutch member carried by said spring-sleeve, a stationary `clutch member from which the springsleeve cliitch member is axially withdrawable, a Winder journaled on the spring sleeve, a spring connecting the Winder and spring-sleeve, a threaded member carried by the spring-slee\l'e, a threaded member rotatably carried by the Winder and axially' movable thereon, said threaded member c0- operating with the spring-sleeve threaded member and, at times, abutting against the casing, a 'drivingmonnection 'between the spring sleeve and the shaft operating in one direction only, a small motor, and a speeddeereasing driving train between said small motor and the Winder.

7. An engine starter comprising a spring,v a clutch member carried by one end of said spring for connection with the engine, means for temporarily restraining said clutch member from forward movement, a j

motor, and meanswhereby the operation of lhe motor potentializes the spring and-releases said restraining means.

8. An engine starter comprising a shaft, a clutch member carried by said shaft and formed for engagement with an engine shaft, a spring-sleeve journaled on said irst shaft, a clutch member carried by said spring-sleeve, a stationary clutch member separably coperating with said springsleeve clutch member, a Winder rotatable relatively to the spring-sleeve, a spring connecting said Winder and said spring-sleeve, a. member having a threaded mounting on' either said Winder or said spring-sleeve and a connection with the other of said two members which permits relative axial movement only, and means cooperating with said 'threaded member for controlling the engagement or disengagement of the various clutch members. Y

9. An engine starter comprising a shaft, a clutch member carried by said shaft and qpes of this patent may be obtained for gagement or.l disengagement of the various clutch members, and power-operated means for turning said Winder.

10. An engine startervcomprising a shaft, a clutch member slightly movable yhelically relatively to said shaft, a spring forcing v said clutch member to one limit of its movement, a sprlng for driving said shaft, and

means operated by the potentialization of said spring for moving said yshaft endwise to cause engagement between the aforesaid clutch member and a clutch member Von the engine shaft.

l1. An engine starter comprising two shafts, one of them being permanently cons nected to the engine shaft and the otherl being axially movable, a clutch member earried by each of said shafts, one of said clutch members being mounted upon its Shaft so as to have a slight helical movement lrelatively thereto, a spring forcing said clutch member to one end of its movement, so that when the two clutch members are brought into engagement by the endwise movement of the movable shaft the helical connection will cause a relative turning of the two-clutch members to produce proper engagement in ease' the first engagement 1s unsuitable, and a 'spring for operating said endwise movable shaft both rot-atively and axially. v v

witness whereof, I have` hereunto set my hand and seal at Indianapolis, indiana, this seventeenth day of June, A. D. one thousand nine hundred and eleven.

CHARLES D. JEhTbTEY.i [1.. s]

Witnesses l FRANK A. FArrLE, MAY LAYDEN.

ve cents each, by addressing the @Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. C. 

